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Staring into the abyss
PTI government inherited an economic crisis with a ballooning circular debt along with a weakening economy
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Women’s cycling event a non-starter
Pressure from certain groups in K-P resulted in cancellation of bicycling event in Peshawar
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Macabre encounter
The police first identified the victims as kidnappers and then as terrorists
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Decision on army courts
Military courts not the wish of Pakistan Army but a national requirement: ISPR DG
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Australia’s no: not so bad
With the Pakistan Super League season four coming up, eight matches are going to be played in the country
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Curbs on import of used cars
'Local assemblers have failed to offer quality products at competitive rates'
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SC word on G-B status
The top court order clearly means that there will be no change in the current state of Gilgit-Baltistan
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Monitoring overreach?
The Sindh Police is aware of the PTA and FIA’s mandate and claims they are not on a collision course
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The new CJP
Justice Khosa sees the time to restructure the judicial system and make it simple and effective
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Indian spanner in reconciliation works
Pakistan has warned against any Indian role in the Afghanistan reconciliation process
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Brexit: default outcome looms
Britain appears to be skidding towards default outcome i.e. a no-deal Brexit at the end of March
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Crackdown on INGOs
Expulsion of INGOs without explanation will damage country’s reputation
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Footprints on the sands time
The outgoing chief justice’s actions can only be eulogised
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Revival of ‘Great People to Fly With’
Nothing new in what the recently-appointed CEO of PIA ‘revealed’ at a press conference
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United opposition?
For the revival of the Charter of Democracy that was signed by Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in 2006
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Courts and devolution debate
A decade-long battle between the Sindh government and the Centre
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Drug-resistant typhoid and govt’s apathy
The typhoid fever outbreak has continued to grow with at least 4,500 cases in Pakistan in 2018 alone
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Changing priorities
The PTI government is in for a major cut in development portfolio projects
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Police reforms and intervention
Complaints against the police have received little attention in the past but Chief Justice Nisar seeks to change that
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Indian mischief at FATF meet
This stance did not sit well with representatives of our arch-nemesis and they kept up with their refrain
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Indian content on TV channels
Some fireworks are expected as the case is fixed for further hearing in early February
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Yellow-vest movement
The protesters are not ready to settle for anything short of the President’s resignation
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Budget ‘bomb’
People know that they are only going to be burdened with more taxes in the new mini-budget
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Behind the scenes
Attack on Chinese Consulate was politically-motivated attack making it an act of terrorism
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The child bride
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services lends support to existence of child marriages
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Red tape at work
Govt appears to be dragging its feet over allocating sufficient resources for the construction of reservoirs
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PTI’s fuzzy funding
SBP denies report of PTI's 18 bank accounts being issued
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Solar solution
International Development Association will extend financing of $100 million, Sindh govt will contribute $5 million
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One curriculum mission
There is no denying that the government efforts for one curriculum are based on good intent
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Out in the cold without gas
Even though the imported gas is also available, nobody is ready to buy it
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Election-centric citizenship bill
Modi is hell bent on arousing fundamentalist sentiment by whatever way he can
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Doing away with protocols
The focus of ‘doing away with VIP culture’ campaign remains limited to airports
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Military courts: another extension?
Govt appears to be preparing to extend the tenure of military courts for at least two more years
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Lost in the debt labyrinth
The PTI government seems to have walked blindly into an economic trap
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Political victimisation?
With the PPP appearing in the dock, the PTI-run Centre attempted to fish in the troubled waters of Sindh
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Drug addiction and stats
Drugs like ice and cocaine are too pricey and so are beyond the reach of people with modest incomes
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Irregularities galore
According to AGP report, PIA reports irregularities of Rs17.11 billion in 2017-18
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Our lost children
Report states more than 12 children are abused every day
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Steadying the fiscal ship
With the steadying of the fiscal ship, the country could well navigate the turbulent waters ahead
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Decaying education system
It is time to declare an education emergency
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Letting out the communal genie
The politics of hate is flourishing in India unchecked
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Iran pipeline problems
The pipeline is just one of many Iranian agreements that have been affected by the return of neo-cons to Washington
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Modi’s election year rhetoric
The Indian government still harps on the bogus claim, solely meant to achieve political mileage
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Controversy on dam bidding
The Mohmand Dam project was conceived decades back but the work on it continued to be delayed
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‘Selective’ accountability
Selective accountability and discriminatory accountability is undemocratic and unjust
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Pakistanis, are we?
I think we, as a nation, have a bad habit of catching the wrong train at the most important time
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Sindh: rise and fall in political temperature
Fawad Chaudhry was set to fly to Karachi to exploit a window of opportunity to topple the PPP government in Sindh
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Wasteful malfeasance
The PAC formed a six-member subcommittee to further probe the matter and fix responsibility for the loss
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Hopes for peace in Afghanistan
Indians fear that a Taliban government in Kabul will likely offer help to Kashmiri freedom fighters
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Bangladesh vote free and fair?
Hasina has had several graft allegations in the past, some of which have resulted in charge